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CHAPTER 9.5 - PAGE 13

(Transcript and visual captions below}

      The houses closest to the school were surprisingly nice, brand new condos that still gleamed in the Autumn sun, spotless and unused. Of course, who would want to live within spitting distance of a bunch of irate teenagers? The backs of the clean condos were slashed and splattered with graffiti that was colorful, both in content and hue. The young men cut behind the buildings, through grimy parking lots, hopping over puddles of mysterious fluids. There had been a brief rain shower, and the world smelled like wet pavement and mud.
      Jack walked casually, and Karl wished they could go faster as the roads became more crumbling and the houses more pock-marked. Of course he'd been to poor neighborhoods before, you couldn't help it when you maintained a large social circle. There was something about this area though, maybe it was the way ghastly humanoids peered at you through cracked windows as you passed. At least Jack nodded at these strange spectres, who gave a look of recognition and retreated into their dark hovels. Yellow crime scene tape flapped in the breeze like colorful streamers as witnesses were questioned.
   "Almost there," Jack said.
Oh goody.

In which you shouldn't do drugs or you'll die and turn into an undead, for real.

The boys dressed awkwardly, knocking over brimming ashtrays and empty soda cans, and annoying already on-edge kitty cats. After his heartrate recovered, Karl still felt beside himself. He was in a palace of iniquity, and Jack was a sultan of vice. It was enough to make a guy jealous, the free and easy life of the criminal. More importantly though, he was feeling something else and he really needed to tamp it down. God it must be the weed, it was silly. But-- he had a boyfriend now? ....

Wait, grilled cheese? Really?

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     September 14th, 2013
     By:  Kelly

OMG too many panels. I'm trying to condense some of these comics for ADDED VALUE, so I hope that makes up for being a slowpoke lately. So something I'm noticing with this story, is that it's really tricky doing an underage romance! I'm trying to not be too sheisty... I like the the clothes combo those guys ended up in-- no shirt on one, no pants on the other, it's kinda the ying-yang effect for avoiding getting sweaty via skin on skin. A hot tip, from me to you!

BTW I'm going to be moving in like a week but I think I should be able to stay on time, I'll keep you posted. <3

ADDENDUM BY CHRISTOPHER: Kelly spent the last 21 hours at the desk working at the comic, with nothing but little internet breaks. That's a heckuva work shift, innit? And that wasn't even the entirety of how long it took to make this comic - it was started a few days earlier. Probably it wouldn't have taken quite that long if he wasn't in zombie mode for part of the production, but making art is a difficult thing to manage sometimes. Who knew?

            

TRANSCRIPT: This is the text of the comic, for purposes such as translation and internet searches.

1.)

(Jack and Karl walk past a crime scene in Jack's neighborhood. The wealthier boy looks a bit nervous.)

2.)

(The boys have arrived at Jack's place, a ramshackle house on a flat lawn, miscellaneous items
      and junkiness lean on the porch and a number of cats lounge or strut, as is their way.)

JACK: Ta da! ‘Chez Shit.’

KARL: Aw, it’s uh.. not that.. y’know.

3.)

(On the porch, Jack has picked up one of one of the random felines.)

JACK: Want a cat?

KARL: M-maybe later.

4.)

(They are inside.)

JACK: MUMIBROUGHTAFRIEND GOINTOMYROOMBYE

5.)

(Jack waves dismissively as Karl follows him to his room. Jack's mom is
  in the foreground, looking vaguely grumpy and not paying attention.)

JACK: Tch, not even listening.

6.)

(On Jack's bed, another cat to displace. Karl stands, awkward as ever.)

JACK: Piglet, get off!

KARL: Wow it’s really dank in here... Do your parents smoke too?

7.)

(Jack reveals a cardboard box is full of bags of cannabis.)

JACK: Nah, I’m holding.

KARL: DAMN.

8.)

(There's a laundry basket on the bed with them.)

JACK:I’ll roll the blunts, help yourself to the basket.

KARL: The b--

9.)

(In closer view of the basket, it is full of candy.)

KARL: Wow.

10.)

(Shortly, the boys are smoking doobies and Jack drinks a bit of booze straight from a large bottle.)

KARL: You really know how to live.

JACK: Mn.

11.)

(Karl is yakkin' while putting out his doob in an ashtray, Jack is relaxing.)

KARL: Y’know I’m sorry about the other day--

12.)

(Jack surprises Karl by touching his face.)

13.)

(The boys embrace and kiss, cats bracketing them on the bed. A picture of Curlyfry is taped to the wall behind them.)

14.)

(Wait, how did Jack get his shirt off? Jack looms over Karl as they stop for breath. Jack looks chill and Karl looks dopey and excited.)

15.)

(A bit later, resting. Jack is stripped down to his pants, Karl to underwear and a t-shirt. Still the cats hang out on the bed.)

JACK: Do you like me?

14.)

(Karl has his head on Jack's chest both look happy.)

KARL: Heh. You need to ask? Uh. Yeah...!

JACK: I like you too.

KARL: Cool.

15.)

(Again Jack looks relaxed while Karl gets a surprised / dopey look.)

JACK: Want to be my boyfriend?

16.)

(Karl looks away while he answers, smiling, but undoubtedly having a mix of emotions.)

KARL: Y-yeah, okay.

17.)

(Jack has mild surprise and Karl looks like a John Kricfalusi caricature of horror,
   as someone bangs on the door and a freaky spiky cat runs across Karl's chest.)

BANG BANG BANG

18.)

(As Karl tries to recover from his heart attack, we see that Jack has bottles of liquor all over the dresser near the door.)

JOE: JACK GRILLED CHEESE!!!

JACK: Damn it Joe!

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
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